Poster and Begin Time Revealed For Andre The Big Documentary

Set a reminder for this particular present proper after the SmackDown after Mania!

Information22 Mar 2018, 04:42 IST

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Andre The Big wrestled professionally from 1963 to 1992…

What is the story?

HBO launched a promotional poster for the HBO Sports activities documentary on the lifetime of Andre the Big. For the primary time, a begin time was additionally revealed on the poster.

In case you did not know…

Andre was born in 1946 in France, and whereas he confirmed indicators of gigantism in his teenage years, he was not formally identified till he reached his twenties. Andre joined the then WWWF in 1973 together with his debut match happening at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.

The guts of the matter

The promotional poster for the Andre the Big documentary

Oddly sufficient should you have a look at the poster carefully, it is the identical photograph of Andre that I used from the WWE within the title photograph of this text. The title photograph was utilized by the WWE when asserting this yr’s Andre the Big Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.

The documentary will check out the life and professional wrestling profession of “The Eighth Marvel of the World”. It would embody interviews with a number of distinguished wrestling personalities and celebrities resembling Vince McMahon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, Hulk Hogan, Ric Aptitude, and lots of extra.

The chief producer of the documentary is Invoice Simmons previously of ESPN. He described Andre as “a real legend” and “the last word unicorn”.

For the primary time, the beginning time of the documentary was revealed on the poster as nicely, and it’ll air HBO at 10:00 PM EST., shortly after SmackDown Reside goes off the air on the USA Community.

What’s subsequent?

The premiere of the documentary is just a bit lower than three weeks away. It would air on HBO the Tuesday after WrestleMania on 10 April. Keep tuned to Sportskeeda for any additional particulars concerning this particular.

Writer’s take

I can’t wait to see this documentary. I used to be simply turning into a young person when Andre retired, and the one footage that I’ve ever related Andre with is his time within the WWE. I am trying ahead to seeing some previous interviews, matches, and listen to some tales that I’ve by no means heard earlier than.